Capt James Blaine Aageberg (1918-1945)

Capt James Blaine Aageberg Veteran

Birth

1 Sep 1918

Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, USA

Death

21 Jan 1945 (aged 26)

Burtonville, Arrondissement de Bastogne, Luxembourg, Belgium

Burial

Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial

Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium Add to Map

Plot

• PLOT C / ROW 1 / GRAVE 39

Memorial ID

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Captain Aageberg served in the:
• United States Army Air Forces
• 390th Fighter Squadron
• 366th Fighter Group

His service enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• November 7, 1942
• Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
• O-813104

His civilian occupation at enlistment was:
• Machine shop worker

He was Killed In Action in / due to:
• World War II
• His P-47D 44-20424 airplane crashing near Burtonville, Belgium

He was awarded the:
• Distinguished Flying Cross
• Air Medal with 16 Oak Leaf Clusters
• Purple Heart

He last resided in:
• Lake County, Indiana

He was the son of:
• Adler Charles "Cort" Aageberg (03/09/1889 - 04/26/1961)
• Alice Florence Sexton Aageberg (01/23/1886 - 02/1987)

He was the brother of:
• Richard Andrew Aageberg (01/20/1912 - 11/01/1944)
• Ruth Pearl Aageberg Adley (02/05/1914 - 02/15/2002)
• Russell Edward Aageberg (03/30/1915 - 04/28/2012)
• Arthur Aageberg (12/1925 - 1928)

He was the husband of:
• Mabel Irene Robbins Aageberg Walkowiak Bothe (10/08/1922 - 05/22/2000)
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